Why?
The analysis indicates that priority needs cover various areas including food assistance, non-food relief, clothing, cash for multipurpose needs, emergency shelter items, recovery shelter, WASH, health and livelihoods. In general, it is worth noting that large parts of the affected areas, and particularly the worst affected districts, have high levels of pre-existing vulnerabilities, including poverty, malnutrition and social deprivation. Since 12 August, the monsoon season with above average heavy rains have severely impacted the riverine region of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh resulting in overflowing of Bangladesh’s major river networks causing intense flooding in more than half of the country and affecting over 7.4 million people. Bangladesh is experiencing floods for the fourth time this year. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s latest bulletin warns that heavy rainfall is expected to continue. As per the forecast of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), the flood situation may be the worst in the last four decades. Bangladesh
Who?
Bangladesh Red Crescent and IFRC